Stuffed peppers Piedmont-style #IMissItaly
Our #IMissItaly series continues today with stuffed bell peppers Piedmont-style. They’re actually really easy to make. The secret is toContinue Reading
Author: Do Bianchi
A humanistic perspective onto the world of Italian food, wine, and culture.
A unique multi-vintage library of top Piedmontese wines.
Last week, we sat down and thumbed through some old editions of the Gambero Rosso Guide to the Wines ofContinue Reading
Wine Spectator on Bric du Nota: “This red is vibrant.”
Scarpa 2016 Nebbiolo d’Alba Bric du Nota88 points Firm yet juicy, boasting cherry and strawberry flavors, this red is vibrant.Continue Reading
Gambero Rosso 2001 on Mario Pesce: “For Mario, a great wine never drinks well when young.”
Especially when you talk to people who have worked in Italian wine for 20+ years and you ask them aboutContinue Reading
Things I miss about Italy: The Club Sandwich (what?) #IMissItaly
So I know this going to sound a little weird. But one of the things I miss the most aboutContinue Reading
“Nebbiolo might be the crown jewel of Piemonte, but Freisa is its buried treasure.”
A few days ago, Cult of the Vine, the popular Australian wine shop in Brunswick (Melbourne, Victoria) posted the aboveContinue Reading
I miss #aperitivo, #IMissItaly
I’ll never forget my first aperitivo. It happened many, many years ago when I was a student in Padua. OneContinue Reading
Not just Italian coffee: The Bicerin the famous coffee of Turin #IMissItaly
As part of our ongoing #IMissItaly series (click the link for all the posts in the thread), we shed moreContinue Reading
Ian D’Agata: Scarpa La Bogliona a “benchmark” Barbera d’Asti
“When it’s good,” writes the prolific wine writer Ian D’Agata in his landmark work Italy’s Native Wine Grape Terroirs (UniversityContinue Reading
Pizza in Piedmont? #IMissItaly
You can view all of our #IMissItaly posts here. Pizza isn’t really the first thing that you think of whenContinue Reading
